Window-supporting device



July 7, 1925.

H. C. FRENCH WINDOW SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Jan. 1'7, '1924 Patented July 7, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,544,827 PATENT OFFICE."

HARRY o. FRENCH, or" CLEVELAND, O-HIO.

' winnow surron'rme DEVICE.

Application filed January 17, 1924. Serial No. 686,733.

T all whom/2'25- may concern Be it known that I, HARRY C. F BENCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Window-Supporting Devices, of which the'followingis a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. r I This invention relates to window supporting devices and is so designed particularly for use with windows which are hinged along the top edge and swing outwardly from the frame, such windows being commonly used in thebasement of houses and similar places.

The primary object of the present invention is toprovide a simple and inexpensive device which may be quickly attached to the window frame and which shall retain the window in full open position or in any of a plurality of partly open positions.

Another object is to provide a device of the aforesaid character which shall automatically engage with the window during opening or closing thereof so that no manual adjustment of the device by the operator is necessary in order to retain the window in the desired position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the various novel features of construction and arrangement or combination all of which will be fully de-' scribed hereinafter and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing wherein I have shown an illustrative embodiment of my invention but without intent to limit myself thereto, Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a window retained in full open position by a device constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device showing the position of the window with respect thereto; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device attached to a window frame; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 1-4 of Fig. 3.

The device is preferably stamped from sheet metal and comprises an attaching flange 1, and a forwardly projecting arm 2 which is provided along its upper edge with a lateraly extending portion 3. The attaching flange is provided with apertures so that the device may be easily and quickly attached to the window frame by nails 5 or other suitable fastening means.

As shown in Fig. 2 the forwardly projecting arm 2 defines an obtuse angle with the attaching flange 1 so that when the device is fastened to the window frame, the outer end of said arm will normally projeot into the plane through which the win dow sash moves. 'As the window is opened, the arm 2 is deflected to one side by the edge of the sash and upon raising the window slightly above the device, the MID will spring under the edge of the window sash to hold the same in elevated position. The laterally extending portion 3 formsa shelf for the sash to rest on without danger of marring the wood work.

Referring to Figs. 1, 3 and 1, it will be noted that I provide depressions 7 in the corner formed by the attaching flange 1 .and the arm 2. These depressions serve to strengthen the device so that substantially the same obtuse angle will be maintained at all times between the flange 1 and the arm 2.

In practice I preferably mount the device on the window frame so that the corner edge 9 is substantially flush with the inner edge of the frame and at a height suflicient to. maintain the window sash in full open position when resting on the laterally extending shelf 3. As previously stated it is only necessary to raise the window sash slightly above the device whereupon the arm 2 will spring under the sash and retain the window in full open position. When it is desired to close the window, the operator deflects the arm 2 a suflicient distance to permit the sash to move past the same as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Due to the spring action of the metal, and the angle of arm 2 with respect to flange 1, the arm will normally engage the side edge of the sash during lowering and raising ofthe same and this frictional contact will serve to retain the window sash in any of a plurality of partly open positions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A window supporting device comprising an attaching flange, an arm projecting from said'flange and defining an obtuse angle with respect thereto, and a laterally extending shelf formed along the upper edge of said arm.

2. A window supporting device formed from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising an attaching flange, an arm projecting from said flange'and defining an obtuse angle with respect to said flange, and the upper edge of said arm being deflected over laterally to form a shelf.

3. A window supporting device comprising an attaching flange, an arm projecting from said flange and defining an obtuse angle with respect thereto, and the corner defined by said flange and arm being provided with a plurality of projections.

4. A Window supporting device compris ing an attaching flange adapted to be secured to the side of a window frame, and an arm projecting from said flange and normally extending into the plane of movement of the Window sash, said arm being adapted to engage beneath said window sash to re tain the same in open position.

'5. A window supporting device formed from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising an attaching flange adapted to be secured to a window frame, adjacent the inner edge thereof, and an arm projecting from said flange and extendlng 1nto the plane of movement of the window sash, said arm being adapted to engage the edges of said sash to hold the same in any of a plurality of open positions.

6. The combination with a window frame having a Window sash adapted to open outwardly from said frame, of a supporting device projecting from said frame and e. tending into the plane of movement of said sash, said device being adapted to engage beneath said sash thereby tosupport the same in open position.

7. The combination with a window frame having a. Window sash hinged along its upper edge to said frame, of a supporting device comprising an attaching flange secured to the side of said frame and an arm extending outwardly therefrom, said-arm being adapted to engage beneath said sash thereby to support the same in open position.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature.

HARRY C. FRENCH. 

